Students from Japan: Quickly Fix English Pronunciation Challenges for the Interview (and Beyond)
Written by Nina, UCLA MA; Former Teaching Fellow, Harvard University; and author of 20 language textbooks
Please read "Quickly Fix English Pronunciation Challenges for the Interview (and Beyond): Series for Non-Native English Speakers from India" up to "The Top Sounds to Practice for Speakers from India".
This blog post has something different and exciting -- a quick video where I teach you personally some of the secrets I use with my own learners. I've taught English to employees of companies such as Toyota, Mitsubishi, Microsoft, Seiko, and others. During that time, I've developed some fast, unique techniques to help them sound as close to native English speakers as possible.
If you do the exercises from the "Open the Mouth Audio Exercise" in "Quickly Fix English Pronunciation Challenges for the Interview (and Beyond): Series for Non-Native English Speakers from India, Part 1", your English will be significantly closer to a native speaker pronunciation. Every international language group will benefit from this audio exercise.
Use this video to practice the most important English pronunciation differences for Japanese speakers.
As I've mentioned before, it's important to practice so that the body knows what the correct mouth positions feel like.
I've expanded my admiration for the Japanese culture on my many trips to Japan. Your efforts to be authentic in both Japanese and English elevate the level of your communication and show you in the best possible light.
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